Tag Archives: Emirates

Dubai Shopping Trip for two days!

Hi Everybody!! Penah korang dengar tak shopping di Singapore sgt murah berbanding di Malaysia? Yerrrr… Memang murah.. Kadang2 satu barang bezanya bole cecah sehingga RM500.

Hello Shopping!
Hello Shopping!

Yessss…!!!!! Summer sales di bulan June dan Christmas sales or year end sales di bulan December setiap tahun merupakan trip yg paling ideal utk ber-mega shopping di Singapore. Tambah2 26 december…sebenarnya, mana2 negara pon memang akan ada boxing day (barang yg tak habis dijual waktu Xmas, sales up to 80%) pada tarikh tu.

By the way, no point cerita pasal Singapore kalau ada tempat lagi best! ye idok?  Here, saya nak kongsi pengalam duty free shopping di sekitar Dubai. Ye… Dubai. D.U.B.A.I, DUBAI. Jangan terkejut, Dubai memiliki Mall terbesar di Dunia… Menarik kan?

On the to Dubai Mall from Metro Dubai
Kene marah sebab guna tripod

Ok, plan asal saya, mahu ke Dubai dan Abu Dhabi. Namun harga ticket punya la mahal even beli time Matta Fair, roughly RM3500. Berbekalkan pengalaman travel saya, saya request travel agent dr Discovery travel, Aida namanya utk click ke Istanbul dan transit di Dubai selama 36 jam. Cuba teka traveller sekalian… Br harga tix saya dapat? RM 2080. i repeat, RM2080 dan saya bole cover dua tempat. Yessss!!!!

Hologram welcomes you at DXB

Walaupun waktu transit sy hanya la 36 jam dimana sehari setengah sahaja. Namun, saya terpaksa utk menginap di Hotel selama dua mlm rentetan (chewaahhh rentetan) waktu ketibaan sy di Dubai pada pkl 3 am dan waktu berlepas ke Istanbul 11 am the next two days. Hotel Xclusive Mapel yg saya menginap berharga RM150 semalam melalui hotels.com, saya mampu dpt di bilik studio room yg super duper besar dan juga kitchen yg best.

Studio Room
My Studio Room with kitchen and very bigs fridge.
My Studio Room with kitchen and very bigs fridge.

Ok back to The itinerary, nak travel Dubai ni senang je… Anda kene plan in advance.. Check schedule Metro Dubai dan plan itinerary anda. Dont worry, metro Dubai very sharp… X mcm KTM Komuter di Malaysia yg selalu delay. Website Metro dubai, www.rta.ae. Saya ambk daily pass gold class just AED30 perday. Tp kalo ambk eco class hanyala AED15 perday.

The Metro Dubai
AED30 day pass (Gold Class)
Gold Class Cabin
Gold Class Cabin
Gold Class Cabin

Dengan jet lag nya… Kepala mcm org gila sbb x cukup tido… Maka, bermula la operasi merentas padang pasir yg telah berubah menjadi pokok konkrit… As plan, saya akan ke Dubai utk jejak beberapa mall utk ber-shopping:

1) Emirates 

2) Festival City Mall

3) Ibnn Batutta Mall

4) Mall of Emirates

5) Dubai Mall

Emirates: Sepatutnya saya berhenti di Rashidiya stn, tp atas cadangan penjaga gold class cabin dr philipine, sy berhenti di Emirates stn. Di Emirates, sy dpt beli souvenir Emirates airlines. Emirates stn juga merupakan building Emirates Airlines… Anda akan dpt tgk view Terminal 3 DXB airport.

Station to Festival City Mall

Festival City Mall: Dr Emirates, saya naik cab dlm 15 AED ke sini. Apa yg saya buat disini, sy breakfast di IKEA Dubai dan Hard Rock Cafe Dubai juga disini. IKEA Dubai where i can find cheapest food in town. LOL. HRC Dubai merupakan 2nd largest HRC in the world.

Dubai Taxi – he thought am Philippine and he give plain treatment. After found out that am Malaysia, he all of sudden give his warm hospitality. duugh!
World 2nd Lagest Hard Rock Cafe
They are Rock!
One for all, all for one.

Sy terjah IKEA Dubai yg terletak di Festival City Mall. Tak expect, makanan disana memang sangat murah walau dikelilingan hi-living cost di Dubai. Recommended to have your breakfast over here.

Dubai IKEA
Dubai IKEA
Alip yaa Kap yaa alip
Cheap Breakfast
taste good….

Ibnn Batutta Mall: Jauh ke hujung Mall ni, perjalanan dr Emirates stn ambk masa 55 min. Apa sy buat kat sini? Just tgk iMAX. Last show sy tgk Paul Walker berlakon dlm Fast Furious… Huhuhu

With the 40 degrees Celsius of temperature; i manage to walk through…..
There are four theme inside this Mall. 1) middle east 2) China 3) India 4) find out yourself
i watched Fast and Furious – last movie for Paul Walker

Mall of Emirates: Dlm mall ni ada world biggest indoor snow…. Sy pg bergambar je dlm mall ni.. Sbb rushing nak naik at the top Burj Dubai.

2nd Largest Mall in United Arab Emirates
Mall of Emirates
Mall of Emirates

Dubai Mall: Mak datuuuuk!!! Besau benau mall ni… Sampaikan sy sesat 2 jam nak g cr Hackett London. Baju Hacket kat sini… Dekat rm300 murahnya berbanding di Malaysia…. Di Mall ni juga ada Dubai Fountan and Burj Dubai. Yang bestnya Mall ni buka sampai 12am!! Saya dinner kat sini, RM80 total… Gila mahaiii!!! Aquarium kat dalam Dubai Mall pon bapak besar!

Love it!
wow!! very big aquarium.
Balinese Cuisine? NO!! its Lebanese Cuisine.
AED 40 ++ without rice. Rice AED 20

Dubai Fountain best pg mlm2 sikit. At The Top pulak, plg best pg jam 17:45 then sampai Jam 19:00. Make sure book online and book early… Sbb waktu tu semua org nak tgk sunset… Ticket masuk At The Top AED 125 kalo beli online and AED 400 kalo beli on the spot.

hey world! i am at World Tallest Building!
View from the top!
Dubai Mall view from the sky! i know its big!

Disini, sy sertakan original itenary yg sy plan sebelum jouney dan sy ikut satu persatu… Mmg tepat.

My Plan Itinerary. Dubai Metro very sharp timing.
My Plan Itinerary. Dubai Metro very sharp timing.

Tips: * keluar pg, sbb xde org… Pak arab akan keluar lepas Asar. * bulan Jan suhu 15 deg. Waktu ni Dubai sales gila2. *bulan summer, panas gila… Pukul 8am mcm pkl 12pm P/S: Satu perkara yang saya akan buat. Test Starbucks kat negara-negara yang saya pergi.

20130530_230134
Starbucks
Dubai Collection
Dubai Collection

Nak fly? Tapi tak tahu nak pilih airlines mana? Nak Transit kat mana? Here you go!!!!

Hi.. Salam rakan Traveller sekalian… Kali ni sy nak share pulak berkaitan pemilihan airlines dan pemilihan airport.

Ramai yg tdk tahu bahawa airlines dan airport juga ada ranking bintang nya tersendiri bukan. Saya harap lepas sy share benda ni xde la yg merungut apabila naik 3 star airlines, tp nak service mcm 5 star..

Antara syarikat penerbangan bertaraf lima bintang ialah:

1) Malaysia Airlines (under review)
2) Singapore Airlines
3) Qatar Airways
4) Asiana Airlines
5) All Nippon Airways
6) Hainan Airlines

Biasanya service ground handling, call centre, in flight service, amenities and lounge service 5 star airlines ni tip top la sikit..walau kadang2 rasa juga ke’taik’an dia tu.

Tutup cite pasal airlines 5 bintang, kita sambung pulak pemilihan tempat transit.

a) Singapore airlines = Singapore
b) Thai Airways = Bangkok
c) Emirates = Dubai
d) Etihad = Abu Dhabi
e) Qatar = Doha
f) Turkish airlines = Istanbul
g) ANA and JAL = Narita
h) Air astana = Almaty

And byk la lagi, Korean Air, British Airways, Oman Air…bla bla bla.

So, lepas ni, check la dulu kat mana korang kene transit…nanti xde la mati kutu kalo transit kat airport entah apa2.. Hehehe

Antara airport bertaraf lima bintang pula:

1) Changi, Singapore
2) Hong Kong
3) Incheon, Seoul

Airport 5 star ada provide byk amenities, seperti lounge yg byk, kerusi tido, swimming pool pun ada, ada wayang free, powder room n mcm2 lg la… So, backpackers nak tido pon selesa… Siap ada carpet lg… Nak mandi senang, ada shower… X mcm Airport yang tak five star. Kosong! KLIA Airport 4 star je….

World best airport shopping: 

1) Heathrow
2) Dubai
3) Amsterdam
4) Changi
5) Hong kong

World airport dining:

1) Munich
2) Hong Kong
3) Incheon
4) Amsterdam
5) Changi

Itu saja kot…. Haaa sblm saya akhiri, satu lg sy nak share… World best airport transit:

1) Incheon
2) Changi
3) Hong Kong
4) Amsterdam
5) Narita

Sekian. Sumber, skytax 2013

Source:

http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards_2014/Airline2014_top20.htm

Home Page